此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。Obama'sWeeklyAddress：EveryoneShouldBeAbleToAffordHi-thirdoftherateforthosewithoutahighschooldiploma.butfortoomanyfamiliesacrossthecountry,payingforhighereducationisaconstantstruggle.earlierthisyear,ayoungwomannamedelizabethcooperwrotetotellmehowharditisformiddle-classfamilieslikeherstoaffordcollege.asshesaid,shefeels“;notsignificantenoughtobeaddressed,notpoorenoughforpeopletoworry[about],andnotrichenoughtobecaredabout.”;michelleandiknowthefeeling–weonlyfinishedpayingoffourstudentloanstenyearsago.andsoaspresident,i’mworkingtomakesureyoungpeoplelikeelizabethcangotocollegewithoutrackingupmountainsofdebt.wereformedastudentloansystemsothatmoremoneygoestostudentsinsteadofbigbanks.weexpandedgrantsandcollegetaxcreditsforstudentsandfamilies.wetookactiontooffermillionsofstudentsachancetocaptheirstudentloanpaymentsat10%oftheirincome.andcongressshouldpassabilltoletstudentsrefinancetheirloansattoday’slowerinterestrates,justliketheirparentscanrefinancetheirmortgage.butaslongascollegecostskeeprising,wecan’tjustkeepthrowingmoneyattheproblem--collegeshavetodotheirparttobringdowncostsaswell.that’swhyweproposedaplantotiefederalfinancialaidtoacollege’sperformance,andcreateanewcollegescorecardsothatstudentsandparentscanseewhichschoolsprovidethebiggestbangforyourbuck.welaunchedanew$75millionchallengetoinspirecollegestoreducecostsandraisegraduationrates.andinjanuary,morethan100collegepresidentsandnonprofitleaderscameto此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。thewhitehouseandmadecommitmentstoincreaseopportunitiesforunderservedstudents.sincethen,we’vemetwithevenmoreleaderswhowanttocreatenewcommunity-basedpartnershipsandsupportschoolcounselors.andthisweek,mysecretaryofeducation,arneduncan,announcedaseriesofcommitmentstosupportstudentswhoneedalittleextraacademichelpgettingthroughcollege.thisisachallengeitakepersonally.andtoallyouyoungpeople,nowthatyou’reheadingbacktoschool,youreducationissomethingyouhavetotakepersonally,also.it’suptoyoutopushyourself;totakehardclassesandreadchallengingbooks.scienceshowsthatwhenyoustruggletosolveaproblemormakeanewargument,you’reactuallyformingnewconnectionsinyourbrain.sowhenyou’rethinkinghard,you’regettingsmarter.whichmeansthisyear,challengeyourselftoreachhigher.andsetyoursightsoncollegeintheyearsahead.yourcountryiscountingonyou.anddon’tforgettohavesomefunalongtheway,too.thankseverybody.goodluckontheyearahead.
